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The Silver Collection: The Astrud Gilberto Album | 
 enlarge | Artist: Astrud Gilberto
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 19519
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 823451
UPC: 042282345127
EAN: 0042282345127
ASIN: B0000046W3
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Once I Loved | | • | Agua De Beber | | • | Meditation | | • | And Roses And Roses | | • | O Morro(Nao Tem Vez) | | • | How Insensitive | | • | Dindi | | • | Photograph | | • | Dreamer | | • | So Finha De Ser Com Voce | | • | All That's Left To Say Is Goodbye | | • | The Shadow Of Your Smile | | • | Arunda | | • | Manha De Carnaval | | • | Fly Me To The Moon | | • | The Gentle Rain | | • | Non-Stop To Brazil | | • | O Ganso | | • | Who Can I Turn To?(When Nobody Needs Me) | | • | Day By Day | | • | Tristeza | | • | Funny World | | • | So Nice(Summer Samba) | | • | Let Go(Canto De Ossanho) | | • | Berimbou |
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Astrud Gilberto found fame with her contributions to 1964's classic Getz/Gilberto album, which spawned an instant standard in the hit single "The Girl from Ipanema." From there, she went on to fill many LPs with her winningly hesitant, longing vocal style; this disc collects 25 tracks cut between 1965 and 1970 for Verve. Among them are early versions of a number of Brazilian standards by the likes of Antonio Carlos Jobim ("How Insensitive," "Once I Loved") and Luiz Bonfa ("The Gentle Rain," "Tristeza"). "Fly Me to the Moon" and the Bricusse-Newley "Who Can I Turn To" fit the mood perfectly. Throughout, Gilberto is aided by lush, thoughtful arrangements, including one by Gil Evans on "Berimbou." This entry in the Silver Collection series is an excellent introduction to one of Brazilian pop's most emblematic voices. --Rickey Wright
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 beware of flawed digital transfer September 28, 2007
the sound of this cd is mostly ok, but a few tracks sound like they didn't spend much time with the transfer to digital... some distortion on louder orchestral parts on one track, a couple tracks actually start a few beats into the recording, so you miss the downbeat! imagine releasing an album like that? maybe the original source recordings are flawed too, who knows, i'd try for one of the more recent remastered versions, see if they're any better.
but the music is mostly cool, esp. the first half which is the original tracks of the Astrud Gilberto Album, a few tracks are iconic: Agua De Beber, Dindi, Once I Loved... by today's standards a little heavy with studio orchestra in some moments, but it was the flavor of that age, even the early Brazillian records made by Joao Gilberto with Jobim were arranged like that.
 viva Astrud G.! March 26, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
what can i say? there will be no other Astrud Gilberto! she's simply fantastic! i love all her songs!
I love Astrud! March 10, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm always reaching for this CD! I have a lot of Astrud Gilberto CDs, but I reach for this one the most. And she's so cute on the cover, too. I love the hair.
Lovely Period Piece September 19, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you find yourself alone, having landed at the airport of a city in the middle of nowhere, and you're taking a taxi to your downtown hotel, and it's dusk or evening or late night, you will be happy to hear Astrud Gilberto's pure, clear voice playing out a mood of pretty melancholy and longing, just for you.
Such a sweet voice...but what's up with those violins? March 23, 2004
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Gilberto have, in my opinion, the most beautiful voice in the world of jazz. Sometimes, its sweetness and naivity almost makes you cry. However, whoever produced this CD done a terrible job: The violins are way too loud, and sometimes overcome Gilberto herself! A good voice doesn't need anything but a piano, and maybe a background band, but not a violin. Even if you put it, put it in with taste. It's a great CD, but I'd remix it to lower and soften the violins, because Gilberto is more than enough and should be in the center.
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